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A line of bikers head out for the 11th annual Ronald McDonald House Ride in New York Mills.1 / 6

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Charlie Van Schaick happily chose a bike after his name was drawn as a winner at the bike rodeo. Earlier in the day he said, "There is a less than 50/50 chance that I'm going to win a bike." Despite the odds, both Charlie and his brother won bikes.2 / 6

Amber Teberg walked away with her new bike. Other prizes were also given away.
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Chase Keskitalo, with the new bike he won. The rodeo brought in 213 kids.
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Charlie Van Schaick happily chose a bike after his name was drawn as a winner at the bike rodeo earlier that day. "There is a less than 50/50 chance that I'm going to win a bike," he said before the drawing. Despite the odds, both Charlie and his brother won.
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A boy rolls away the bike he won at the bike rodeo.
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The world's largest Ronald McDonald House Ride just keeps getting bigger.

A record 1,507 motorcycles paraded through New York Mills Saturday afternoon for the town's 11th annual ride. That total is up from last year's previous record of 1,320 bikers.

The pop tab donations also set a record this year, with 1,600 gallons collected. That's up from last year's 1,250.

As of Monday morning, donations were at more than $131,000, and that number was expected to go up as the total was still being tallied. As is, the amount raised is the same amount as last year.

The winner of the weekend-long event's biggest prize, a 2012 Harley-Davidson Road King Classic, was Pastor Ryan Stout of NY Mills. Stout serves at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

The ride took on a different route this year, crossing over the railroad tracks on County Highway 135 to head toward Parkers Prairie and Henning. Riders managed to stay together for most of the route, except at one point when a train went by, splitting up the end of the line.

The weather cooperated perfectly, with sunny skies and temperatures close to 90 degrees.